WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, congratulated 26 pro-choice Democratic women leaders, including at least 19 newly elected to positions in 2018, who have been chosen to lead legislative chambers and caucuses. EMILY’s List Senior Director of Campaign Communications Julie McClain Downey released the following statement:

“EMILY’s List is deeply proud of the pro-choice Democratic women leaders across the country who are leading their colleagues, some as the first woman in history to do so, in building stronger states and a brighter future. EMILY’s List has helped elect nearly 1,100 women to state and local offices so far and will continue to build the pipeline of women leaders we need to shape better public policy across the country.”

EMILY’s List candidates elected to state legislative leadership positions:

EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $600 million to elect pro-choice Democratic women candidates. With a grassroots community of over five million members, EMILY's List helps Democratic women win competitive campaigns – across the country and up and down the ballot – by recruiting and training candidates, supporting strong campaigns, researching the issues that impact women and families, and turning out women voters to the polls. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 150 women to the House, 26 to the Senate, 16 governors, and nearly 1,100 women to state and local office. Nearly 40 percent of the candidates EMILY’s List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. During the historic 2017-2018 cycle, EMILY’s List raised a record-breaking $110 million dollars and launched a record independent expenditure campaign. We helped elect 34 new women to the House, including 24 red-to-blue victories; enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority alone. Since the 2016 election, more than 40,000 women have reached out to EMILY's List about running for office laying the groundwork for the next decade of candidates for local, state and national offices.